I support Hachette because, frankly, I don't trust Amazon. Amazon throws its weight around to the detriment of authors and publishers, and offering the company more power is not a good thing. Amazon has repeatedly disregarded my concerns (multiple departments, multiple issues) and has shown that it does not in fact value its authors/publishers.

We need to talk about this new... pivot. I know you're getting a lot of "positive" reviews in the press. But let's be honest: most of these reporters aren't digging beneath the surface about what's really happening.

Justine Sacco made an offensive comment. But, frankly, the reaction to her comment is far more concerning. The internet hate machine -- the explosion of tweets, blogs, articles, and inevitable rape and death threats -- it's too much. How long until the angry mobs result in someone being hurt or killed?